dictionary help| misericordia | medical dictionary |
1. An amercement.
2. A thin-bladed dagger; so called, in the Middle Ages, because used to give the death wound or "mercy" stroke to a fallen adversary.
3. An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a member of a religious order.
Origin: L, mercy, compassion; miser wretched + cor, cordis, heart.
(01 Mar 1998)
misdirection phenomenon, MIS Director, misdivision, miserere < Prev | Next > miserotia, misfeature, misgive
Bookmark with:      | word visualiser | Go and visit our forums  |
